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Costa Rica Rounds Bus, Taxi and Toll Fares as the ₡5 Coin Exits

Tico Times - June 29, 2026

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German Resident Found Killed on Guanacaste Farm as OIJ Investigates

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Costa Rican Rescuers Find Survivor in Venezuela Rubble as Earthquake Toll Climbs

Costa Rica Rounds Bus, Taxi and Toll Fares as the ₡5 Coin Exits

Tico Times - June 29, 2026

Hundreds of bus fares, along with selected taxi, train and toll charges, will shift up or down by a few colones starting July 1,...

Costa Rica’s Mid-Year School Break Raises Dropout Concerns

The Tico Times - June 29, 2026

Costa Rica’s upcoming mid-year school vacation is drawing renewed concern from education specialists, who warn that the two-week break can become a turning point...

German Resident Found Killed on Guanacaste Farm as OIJ Investigates

Tico Times - June 29, 2026

A German woman who lived in Costa Rica was found dead with stab wounds inside a farmhouse in the canton of Santa Cruz, and...

Costa Rican Rescuers Find Survivor in Venezuela Rubble as Earthquake Toll Climbs

Tico Times - June 29, 2026

Costa Rican Red Cross rescuers working in Venezuela located a man alive beneath the rubble of a collapsed condominium building Sunday, giving a rare...

What Costa Rica’s Weather Looks Like This Week as an Early Dry Spell Sets In

The Tico Times - June 29, 2026

Costa Rica goes into the first week of July under a markedly dry and windy pattern across the Pacific and the Central Valley, as...

Costa Rica Warns Wildlife Trafficking Is Becoming Organized Crime

Tico Times - June 28, 2026

Costa Rica’s environmental prosecutors are warning that wildlife trafficking is no longer just a scattered problem of people capturing animals for pets or private...

Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park Reopens After Wildfire

Steven Hodel - June 28, 2026

Palo Verde is also known for its ecological importance beyond tourism. Its wetlands cover about half of the park and form part of a...

Latin American Tennis Players to Watch as Wimbledon 2026 Begins

Steven Hodel - June 28, 2026

Wimbledon begins Monday with Latin America carrying one of its strongest grass-court storylines in years, led by Brazil’s João Fonseca, Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo and...

Costa Rica’s Small Hotels Face a New Era as Big Chains Expand

Tico Times - June 28, 2026

Drive the coastal corridor near Liberia's airport today and you'll pass a Four Seasons, a Westin, an Andaz, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, and a Planet...

Costa Rica Starts a Free Climate-Risk Tool for Hotels

Steven Hodel - June 28, 2026

Costa Rica's hospitality sector has a new way to measure how exposed it is to a warming, less predictable climate. Officials launched FU-TURISMO, a...